Music-roll-marking machine.



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PATENTED DEG. 4, 1906. P. J. MMHL.4 MUSIC ROLL MARKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.23. 1906.

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' In ven PATENTBD DEG. 4, 1906. P. J. MEAHL. MUSIC ROLL MARKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED IAN.23. 1906.

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PATENTED DEC. 4. 1906.

I. I. MBAHL; MUSIC ROLL MARKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.23. 1906.

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I. I. MEAHL. l MUSIC ROLL MARKING MACHINE.

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P. J. MEAHL.

MUSIC ROLL MARKING MACHINE.

APPLOATION'PILED JAN. 23. 1906.

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In ventor @rlu-#QQ rn sfra'rnsi fr c PHiLIP JACOB MEAHL, OF BAYONNE, NawJERSEY, AssIeNOR TO THE lAEOLIAN COMPANY, OF New YORK, N. Y.,AJCOHPORATiONOE CON- N EGTICUT.

Musicman-MARKING raast-ima.

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Application filed January 23, 1906. Serial No. 297.424.

To all whom, 'it may con/cern,.-

Be it known that I, PHILIP J Aeon MEAHL, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Bayonne, county of Hudson, and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Music-Boll-NlarkingMachines, of which the following is aspecifi cation.

My invention relates to a device forprinting upon a music-sheet one ormore series of marks-intended to guide the player in rendering thecomposition, although in a broader sense the machine is capableofprinting on a sheet'of any sort any desired marks or indicia.

In the case of the perforated music-sheets used for controlling andOperating mechanical musical instruments and mechanical player'sformusical instruments it is important to mark thereon directions to theplayer for producing `the various musical effects. ln the form of thedevice illustrated l have shown means for marking on the sheet a Fig. 1.

broken series of indicia for the force with which the composition is tobe rendered,-as (PP), (1F77) (B173) ((l? :ID l) and in additionacontinuous irregular or zigzag line, which may be used in combinationwith an expression lever or device on the instrument for continuouslycontrolling the expression.

Further objects of the invention will appear in the specification andwill be pointed out in the claims. i

In the drawings, Figure 1 isa front elevation, partially broken away, ofa machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 isa side elevation, partly invertical section and with certain parts omitted, of the same machine.Fig. 3 is a partial top plan view of the same machine. Fig. 4 is anenlarged detail of a portion of the machine shown at the right of Fig. 5is a vertical section taken through thelplane 5 5, Fig. 1. Figs. 6 and 7`are partial diagrammatic plan views of a mas ter-sheet and lamusic-slieet, respectively.

. Fig` 8 isa partial planV .view of the rear of the machine, showing amodification. Fig. 9 is a partial vertical section through the planet),9, Fig. S. Fig. 10 is a vertical section through the plane 1() 10, Fig.9. Fig. 11 is a partial vertical section through the plane 11 11, Fig.

2, but showing the modified form of the device. Fig. 12 is aA verticalsectonthrough the plane-12 12, Figrll. Fig. 13 is a partial verticalsection of a part of the device shown in Fig. 12 on a still further-enlarged scale. Fig. 14 is a partial horizontal section' through theplane 14 14, Fig. 9. Fig.'15 is a longitudinal vertical section throughthe plane 15 15, Fig. 8. Fig. 16 is a transverse vertical sectionthrough the plane 16 16, Fig. 8.

. Referring to Figs. 1 to 7 ofthe drawings, 1 designates the frame ofthe machine, which carries in suitable bearings at its rear end a shaft-2 on which the sheets to be printed are wound. At the forward end ofthe machine is -a pair of rolls 3 4, geared together for sitended tocooperate with the master-.sy eet 64, by which the action of theprinting device is controlled. On the shaft 5 is a toothed wheel14,engaging with a'dog 15 on a rock-'bar 1.6, which is connectedV by a link17\with an eccentric 18 on a shaft 19, which `may b e the maindriving-shaft of the machine. .Mounted one on each side of the machineare shafts 2O and 21, carrying drums 2.2, 23, 22X, and 23X, each Ofwhich is flanged for-the reception of..a

plurality of carbon-ribbons 66X, the function.

of which will be eX lainedhereinafter. The shaft 20 is provide with atoothed wheel 24, (see 2,) acted on by a dog 25 at the end of a bar 26,the upper end of which is acted on by a cam 27,011* the link 17, wherebythe shaft 20. is rotatedstep by step. The shaft 21 is shown asprovidedwith a crank 28 for rewinding the carbon ribbons thereon.Mounted near the rear ofthe frame 1 and directly abovethe path of thecarbon-ribbons passing over the drums 22 23is a vertical container 29,having lateral Openings 30 vat IOO its lower end. A laterally-movingplunger on the frame '1, and' connected lby a flexible tube 341toonefoftheducts 1.3 inthe-tracker 12, A spring 35, (shown in Fig. 4) acts`to held theplun'ger 31511'o`rm'alyoutof operation. ,Adjacent thecontainer 29'isavertical plunger 36, at the up er end 37l of WhichispivotedtA a bar 38, which ies adjacent to Vthe pathof-a cam '39 on theshaft 19, so that the'plungelr 36 may be depressed thereby. interposed,however, betWeenthe endofthe bar 38A and the camL 39 is a block 40, Fig.2, shown aspivoted on the bar 38. by a'link 4l to a neumatic'42. Aspring 43 normally'holds t e block 40 out Iofthe path of the cam 39 andalso'holds the pneumatic 42 in distended condition. The pneumatic" 42 isconnected by apassag'e 44 to a valvey chamber '45, in Which is awell-known dia.-

hragm-valve 46, which is connected by a 2o 'exibletube 47.' to one ofthe ducts 13 in the tracker212', =in Which vsuction is maintained. The@Alunger 36 may beiprovidedwith-springs 48(slownin Fig. 4) to'cushion the-bloW de 'liv'ered thereby. Located transversely of the trarne f1and-inl the present instance'fon Ward of `the container and lplunger YalreadyA described are transverse guide-bars 4Q and 5 1 through 'whichpassa :plurality of .rodss50,` shown as ltwenty-'unie number, the lowerendcffeach of Which forms ajprintingl device, adapted-in the-presentinstance. top'roduce a Iround dot on the sheet'tobe-markedl 'Eachofltherods' 50-isnor1nallyheld upward outof ldperativepositionby` alight spring 52fand is actedfon bya -nger 53l on apneunratic 54, Y Fig.2. The'pneurnatics'54 are shown-as extending alternately to the `frontand rear' of -themachine to'econornize space. vEachot `the-pneurnatics54isconnected by apassage 55ltofavalvehalnber', in which is a dou-vblevalv'ef57, adapted tov connectthe passage .55 andzpneumatic 54alternatelywith'atrnosphare or `With a suction-chamber 58. The A.valve'isfactuatedby a diaphragm 59,-con i5 'nectedby apassage 60 andieXible tube 61 toone ofthe ducts -13'in-the tracker 12.

'I have shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings a bleed-'hole 62 for eualizingthe tension or pressure 1between 4t e passage 60 and the 'valve-chamber56.1 Bleed-holes of this sort Vare-Well-linown in the art; butinthelpresent case I lhave ,provided for a delicate adjust- 5ment f thevolumeof air -assing therethrough by placing in the -Wal ofthe-cham-I 55bere-56am aperture `closed by a screw 63, I which ean'be adjusted-topartially close the bleedfho'lef62 as desired.

=The .operation of the device so lfar de- :scribedf'is'as follows:y A.master-sheet 64, pre- `viouslyjw'nind .on a-roll 65, (see Fig. 5,) ispassed over the ducts'13in the tacker12 and etween therolls 9 and-10, byWhichv it ma "-be'rnoved forWard-'stepbystep in unison-Wit a sheet/56toghe marked. "Thesheet may This block isconnected may f 1171ferrand-the t ough the tube 47, to raisethevalve 46` and y equaljftcthat of the pneumaticsf54,.in thv present instancey twentyenine, so thatthe as 64over the-respective ducts -in the-tracker acts to depress thepneumatics-:54 in the del'sired' sequence. Each jp'neurnatic; 54 acts,through its finger 53, todep'ress the `corre- 65 'be Wound on'th'elshatt(seeFig. 2), and passes;

4:its edges Withtwo vlinear seriesl of perforaticns 6.7 and 68, whichare caused to pass over the particular ducts v1.3 "connected, by`vineensoit the-11111198341 mld 47,1:0 the pneumatica@f-and'42,1respectively.' 'The-pas'sage-'oflone-aof Se -theapertures 67overvits duct -132act`sin 'the l welhknown manner to collapse vItheinnen@ 'matic 34, the duCtS-ISinthetracker 12 being connectedwithasource ofv air suction. (Not shown). The collapse of the pneumatic 34acts,throughthe link 33 and lever327 `tettorce thej'plu'n'g'erSl throughthe aperture 3() at the .foot ,olthef container 29. The container 29 onthelowerfaces of Which-are formedftypego -incl 4'lheseareofcourse-'placed inthecontainer in fof the slugs 69 intofoperativeositlon under lfthe verticallyereciprocating p unger '36 `andabove'the'path of the sheet 661and carboni ribbon 66X. The passage of .asucceeding -a erture l68 in the -master-sheet64 acts, roo

admit suction tothe pneumatic'42, by Which 'the-'same is collapsed.This?acts1to drawgthe block 40' into operative position,-`sb-that at thelnext contact o the 'cam `39therewith caused- 'by the rotationof'the-'shat -lythe lever 38"v and plunger 3,6 will be forced downward,thereby printing the particular characteronthe slug through fa'superposcd carbon-sheet on the music-'sheet 66 '1n thedesired-lposition,I -Themasteresheet 64 is alsoprovided'witha series ofj`.apertures l.70,1A arranged to vforlnffan irregular broken line ,adated toindic-atefthe! expression to be' given-t c renditionfo the 1,15.

music or for lany other desired purpose. TheseI a erturcs70passover-'the vducts 1-31i11 the trac er v12, whichareconliected'bythe tubes 61 Vto the'several pneumaticstfitbeinof-,course understoodthat the number-'of tu e's67 and ducts 13connected-therewith' zc 'sag'eof the'perforations 7.0in the master-s eetlspending rod 50, the loWe'r end'of Which-acts, t rough-the transverseribbon'xptofprint npon the music-sheetxadot, sof'that-tbc les IIO

- scribed series of perforations on themaster-sheet 64, (shown in Fig. 6of the drawings ,l will eti' ect I the printing ol" the similar seriesof dots 71.011 the music-sheet 66. (Shown 1n Fig. 7.) ln practice thestep-by-step movement given to `the sheets 64 and `66 is aboutone-sixteenth ol' an inch at each step and the rods 50 are in )racticea) .roximatel three-eiehths of an l 1 s inch apart, so that the line of'dots 71 on the sheet 66 will be substantially as represented.

in the drawings.

The operation so rin ting of the letters or characters and of the iineof dots on a single music-sheet. however, desirable to print a number ofmusic-sheets at the same time, and for this purpose a plurality ofcarbon ribbons 66 (not shown) are wound upon the` drums 22' 23X and theend of each passed above one of the sheets 66 and secured to the drumsZ2 and 23 on the opposite side of the machine. lt is obvious that inthis manner. each of the sheets will be properly printed in the in aimerabove described, the process being similar to that of themanifolding-work done on an ordinary type-writer.

The modified form of the device (shown in liigs. 8 to 16 of thedrawings) is intended to provide means for the simultaneous marking of astill greater number of the music-sheets. Except as specified, theconstruction and operation of the machine may be similar to that alreadydescribed. Means are provided for separatingthe sheets 66 to be markedinto groups lying one above the other, each of the sheets having itssuperposeo carbon-ribbon 66X. Between the groups are placed relay-slugsby which the printing on. the lower groups of sheets is performed. Forthe printing of the letters and similar characters at the edge of thesheet a plurality of horiZontally-oisposed containers 7 2 is provided,pne above the other, each of which, as shown 1n Fig. 8, extendsrearwardly from the machine. in these are placed the slugs 69,

the sequence of the slugs in each container being, of course, arrangedas in the form of the device. already described. act to feed the slugs69 in sequence to their forward position,`where they lie in therespective paths oi horizontally-disposed plungers 74, Fig. 9, thefreerends of which are pivoted .to a vertical bar 75, in turn pivoted toa lever i 7 6, which is connected to the pneumatic 314 in the ina-nnerand for operation as already dei As shown in Fig. 14, the parts 74, 75,and 76 are bifurcate for thee passage therebetween of the carbon-ribbons66X. 'The plungers 7 4 act to move the slugs 69 through passages formedbetween transverse walls 77 The first movement ofthe slugs in auchpassage acts to bring them in the path of the vertical plunger 36. Theblow given the upper slug 69 by the plunger 36 is transmitted throughthe groups et music and carfar described refers to the It is,

Springs 73I i bon sheets to each of the similar slugs below, so that allthe illusie-.sheets are simultane ously printed. rect position beneaththe plunger 36 until it has been operated upon thereby and afterward topermit it to move out through the passa es formed by the walls 77 ,yeach of theseatter is provided with a spring-catch 7S, having itsforward end 7.1) projecting in wardly into the passage, so as to engagethe slug therein. (See Figs. 9 and 14.) catch 78 is a stud 80the head 81of which rio es in a groove S2 in a bar 83. Each of the bars 83 issecured to one of the plun ers 7 4, so as to move therewith exterior oft ie wall 77. On the bar S3 is a camesuriace 84, on which the stud-head81 rides when the bar is retracted after its feeding movement. Thisraises the end 7 9 of the catch 78 out of the path of the slug 69, sothat the latter isr free to move. The succeeding forward movement of theplunger 74 and of the bar 83 again permits the return oi the device tothe slug-engaging position shown in Fig. 14.

-ln Figs. 11,' 12, and 13 i have shown the device modified for thesimultaneous printing of a plurality oi groups ol sheets as applied tothe printing olf the lino o1c dots 7l A cross-heani is buil t up toprovide a vertical series of passages for the longitudinal moving of themusic-sheet 66 and a like series of intersecting transverse passages 87-for the carbon-sheets 66X. Beneati'i and inl vertical alinement witheach ci the rods 5() each of and ST, is pierced by an aperture 89, theupper end Q() of which is enlarged, as shown in lfigslZ and 13. vRestingon each of these apertures is a slug S)1,'consisting of a body portionQ2, having slidingl movement in the portion Q0 oi the aperture Si), andof a depenning portion 93, .passing through the lower part of theaperture Si); As plainiy shown in the drawings, the body Q2 of theslug'is of less depth than the recess 90, so that the slugis capableol'vertical movement through theaperture to print on each of a group ofsheets beneath a dot similar to that made by the end of a rod 50.

device described differs iromthe first form only in thereinfoicing-slugs,r by which several groups 4of superposed music-sheetsani carbon-ribbons may be simultaneously printed, so that a greaternumber of music-sheets may bc.marked at asingle passage of themaster-sheet over the tracker 12.

@than those shown may be ina-:ie in my device without cilepartin(r Jromthe spirit of the invention.`

By theterm ribbon I mean, of course, to include ribbons and sheets ofwidely-varying dimensions carrying ink, carbon, or other l printingmedium.

lt is obvious that the second form' ci the To retain each slug l69 incor- On the it is clear that many modilications other sheet is fed,means for containing a plurality of printing parts, means for moyingsuch parts successively from said container to an 1 operative position,means for forcing each of such parts when so moved toward the sheet formarking it, and` eumatic' connections leading from said trac er, wherebysaid moving means and said forcing means are controlled by independentseries of perforations in'the masters eet. l 13. In a machine for markinmusic-sheets, means for simultaneously fee forward a master-sheet and aplurality of s eets to bemarked,l a plurality of printing parts, atleast, one of which is interposed between saidlast-f named sheets', andmeans for simultaneously forcing-each of saidparts toward the sheet onwhich it is imposed. I 2.-:

14. In amachine for` markin music-sheets, means for simultaneously fee'n forward amaster-sheet anda lurality of s eets to be marked,containers fiir sets of movable printing parts`,means for movin suchparts from said containers so that at; east one of such yparts isinterposed between said last-named sheets, and means for 'simultaneouslyfeeding a part'from each of such sets toward the sheet on which it isimposed.

15,. In a machine for marking music-sheets, the combination of meansforsupporting and feeding a master-sheet, means for supportin and feeding asheet to be marked, a series di printing devices arranged transverselyof the sheet, a ribbon or carrier for. the printing medium supportedtransversely of the sheet and actuating means controlled' by the mas#points transversely of the said sheets to be marked.

17. In a machine for marking music-sheets,

means for supporting and feedinl a mastersheetlmeans for supporting =anfeeding a.

plura 'ty of superposed sheets to be marked,

sheet; Ameans for sup a plur ing and holding the said ribbons v lentl ofthe sheet-carrying means,

a plurality` of-ribbons carrying aV printing mediumandinterposed-.between the respective sheets to bemarked, means'forsupportlng and holding the saidribbons independent-ly of thesheet-carryingmeans, and means,- for feeding the said ribbonstransversely to the feedpof the sheets to lbe marked,I and printingmechanisms Vcontrolled from 4the said master-sheet. 7.' l 182111 amachine for-,marking music-sheets', means'for supporting and feedinaflixaster'.- orting an feeding a pluralig. f superposed sheets toz bemarked, 'ty of'ribbons .carrying a printing` medium andinterposedbetween. the respective sheets to be' mark' d, means forsupportmiiependfeedln A,the said ribbons translnrefselyv of the feed othe sheetsto be marked,'and aplurality'of, sep arately-controlledprinting mechanisms arranged'to print at a plurality Yof differentpoints transversely of the sheetY and in line with the said ribbons, andmeans for controlling the printing mechanisms. from said master-sheet.

19. In a machine for simultaneously marking a plurality of music-sheets,a pairof rolls for feedin forward a master-sheet, a second pair of rol sfor feeding forward the sheets to e marked, means for securing thesimult ane- ,ous rotation of both saidvpairs of rolls, a .se-- ries oflprinting means for thelast-named: lsheets and disposed transverselythereof, and 'means for 'maintaining a carbon-ribbon between such sheetsand beneath said printing mBimS-- i In ahmachine formarkinipliusic-sheets,

means fons'imultaneously fee g forward-a perforated master-sheet and asheet to be marked, a tracker over which said 4master-- sheet is fed, aseries of rods disposedA above saldsecond-namedsheet and transverselyVthereof, printing means at the lower endsof said rods, a series ofpneumatics, one for each of said .rodsifor. forclng them down toward thesheet, and pneumatic connections from' said tracker to said pneumatics.-

testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

. PHILIP JACOB MEAHL.

Witnesses: I

' i W. C. MANSFIELD,

D. C. HEI-Ns.

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